Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Last week, I started a project involving a dairy and produce crate from Honeywell Farms, a New York City-based agricultural produce center. I disassembled the original crate, removed as much of the old battleship grey paint as possible, and cleaned the front with soapy water. Now for the next steps.
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Earlier this week, I captured a very well-received photo of the Washington Park tulips, as shot from inside the tulip bed. After much thought and feedback, I decided to fast-track the photo – officially now known as What The Grasshopper Saw – into Competition Season 2017. And mind you, that was not the only set…
Read MoreAmong the many television shows scheduled for the upcoming 2017-18 prime time television season is a brand new program from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. No, it’s not another animated series like The Cleveland Show or American Dad! Instead, it’s a science fiction comedy spoof series. In this new FOX TV series, MacFarlane is the…
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I wanted to create another painted crate artwork, similar to my Norman’s Kill Dairy piece. And after searching through eBay, I found a farm crate from Honeywell Farms in Jamaica, N.Y. No problem… all I had to do was purchase the crate, have it shipped to me, knock the boards apart, wire it up, hang…
Read MoreLast night I had one of the strongest runs in a trivia game in a long, long time. Finished off the first round perfect and in the lead. Cleared the second round – identifying awards and trophies by seeing a picture of them – stayed in the lead. Went five-for-five in the “huddle round” by…
Read MoreYou know that old saying that “money doesn’t come for free”? Yeah. I think that’s going to happen to me when I file my taxes next year. Let me explain.
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I love photographing the tulips at TulipFest every year. But last weekend had intermittent rainstorms, and I decided to wait until Monday to get the shots I wanted. And the shots I wanted … included shooting with an old vintage lens attachment. Follow me on this.
Read MoreIf you’ve read my blog over any period of time, you know that I am a loyal General Motors man. The four cars I’ve owned over the past two decades were all manufactured under the General Motors aegis – my 1991 Pontiac 6000 (“The 6”), my 2005 Saturn Ion (“Cardachrome”), my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS…
Read MoreLast year, most of the major television networks bombarded us with time travel programs – whether it involved reboots of time travel movies as series (ABC’s Time After Time, the CW’s Frequency), comedy time travel shows (Fox’s Making History) or whole new programs (NBC’s Timeless). And one by one, each show debuted – garnered miserable…
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The first thing to say, without hesitation, is Thank you. Thank you for all who attended last night’s artist’s reception at St. Agnes Cemetery’s “Living Room” art gallery as part of my second-ever art show at the venue, St. Agnes Cemetery and Other Beautiful Sights. It truly and personally means a lot to me, and…
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